Combined club and firearm



May 17, 1932. R. F. SEDGLEY ,6

COMBINED CLUB AND FIREARM Filed Nov. 27. 1928 Patented May 17, 1932' COMBINED our]; aim FIREARM Application filed November 27, 1928. Serial It'd-822,204.

The object of this invention is to devise a novel construction and arrangement of a combined club and firearm which can be used as a club and if the user is in danger of being overpowered he can also use the club as a firearm.

A further object of the inventionis to de-v vise a novel construction and arrangement of a double acting firing mechanism where-' in as the trig er is drawn rearwardly by the operator the ring pin will be automatically released to permit the firing pin spring to effect the operative stroke of such firing pin.

With the above and other objects in view as will hereinafter more clearly appear,

my invention comprehends a novel combined club and firearm.

It further comprehends a novel double acting firing mechanism.

It further comprehends a novel club having substantially the contour and weight of the ordinary policemans club and adapted to receive a cartridge, the club having embodied in it a firing mechanism, the trigger as of which is normally in an inoperative position. This trigger can be moved intoits operative position without theuser reliquishing his firm grip on the club by-sliding his finger over the trigger, and the trigger is '30 adapted to be actuated by the user without interfering with his grip on the club. I

My invention further comprehends a novel construction and arrangement of a club, a novel construction and arrangement of firing mechanism, andnovel means for assembling the firing mechanism in. the club so that the club has the general appearance of the ordinary policemans club and is adapted to be taken apart for the insertion of a 40 cartridge into the club or for the removal of a used cartridge therefrom.

It further comprehends a novel double acting firing mechanism wherein the trigger is carried by a cocking sleeve which carries a novel construction of a flexible cocking lever which engages a shoulder on the firing pin and novel means for'automatically effecting the release of thecocking lever as the cooking sleeve moves rearwardly.

It further comprehends a novel firing ure 2.

movement in which the firing pin at. its forv ward end bears against asafety spring which tends to move it rearwardly and which is opposed by the firing pin spring Other novel features of construction and advantage 'will hereinafter more clearlyappear in the detailed description and the appended claims.

' For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings atypical embodiment of it,,which, in practice, will give reliable and satisfactory.results. It is, however, to be understood thatthis embodiment is typical only .and that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be various-- ly arranged and organized, and that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein set forth.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a combined club and firearm embodying my invention.

Filgure 2 is a' section on line 22 of Figure Figure 3 is an end view of the forward end of the club.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4 4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig- Figure 6 is a top plan view of aportion of the casing of the firing mechanism showing more particularly the cam for automatically ,efiecting the release of the cooking lever.

Similar numerals-of reference indicate corres onding parts.

eferring to the drawings The club consists of a grasping handle 1 and the body portion 2 which latter is detachable from' the. grasping portion and which, when assembled, presents the ordinary appearance of a policemans club. The grasping p ortion 1 is preferably roughened, turned or lndented to enable the user to obtain a firm grasp on the club, and, as illustrated, it is provided throughout the grasping portion with the annular ridges or heads 3.

The body portion 2 is provided with a gun barrel 4 which is secured in place by means is recessed to receive the casing threaded at one end to receive a cap nut 11 which is received in a recess 12 in the rear end of the club. The cap nut 11 has swivelled to it an apertured pin 13 to which is adapted to be connected the usual leather thong for securing the club to the wrist of the user.

The cap nut 11 abuts against a shoulder 14 and the head 8 abuts against a shoulder 15 so that the casing 9 of the firing mechanism is securely fixed within its outer shell. The tubular rod 10 has slidably mounted in it the firing pin 16 which intermediate its ends is cut away to form a shoulder 17 and a tapered portion 18. The forward end of the firing pin is of reduced diameter to form the firing pin contact member 19 which is adapted to pass through an aperture 20 in the head. At the forward end of the firing pin a safety spring 21 encircles the firing pin proper 19 and is positioned between a shoulder on the firing pin and the juxtaposed wall of the easing 9. This safety spring prevents the firing pin firing the cartridge in case the club is dropped. The rear end of the ,firing pin has bearing against it one end of a firing pin spring 22 the opposite end of which bears against the cap nut 11. 1

23 designates the cocking sleeve which is loosely mounted on the tubular extension 10 and this cocking sleeve is maintained in its" spring 24 interposed between therear end of the cooking sleeve 23 and the cap 'nut 11.,

The cocking sleeve is provided with the ears 25 between which is pivoted the trigger 26 by means of a pin 27. The trigger 26 bears against the cocking lever 28 which is in the form of a flat curved spring which is notched out at the sides in order that it will be retained between the ears 25.

The rear end of this cocking lever curves downwardly and inwardly and terminates in a guide portion of reduced width which is adapted to pass into ,the slot 29 in the tubular rod 10 so that during the rearward travel of the cocking lever with the'cocking sleeve, such cocking lever is accurately guided. The tubular extension 10 is provided with the longitudinally extending slot 30 and the top wall of such slot in proximity to the slot 29 forms a cam 31 which causes the cocking lever to move outwardly and affect its release from the shoulder 17 of the firing pin 16.

The cocking sleeve is provided with a screw 32 which travels the slot 29 so that the cocking sleeve has a. rectilinear movement.

The trigger 27 is provided with an outwardly curved boss 33. The ,trigger 26 also has flat faces 34 which bear against the cocking lever 28-so that the latter tends to retain the trigger26 in both its operative and inoperative positions. The trigger 26 is normally received in the longitudinally extending slot 35 which extends through the outer periphery of the wooden shell of the grasping. portion 1 and the boss 33 extends outwardly beyond the surface of the shell so that when the user draws his finger rearwooden shell of the grasping portion. The

inner end of the bore 38 is adapted to receive the cartridge which is secured in position by the screwing of the body portion 2 into the grasping portion 1.

The operation will now be readily ap ariant to those skilled in the art and is as folows:

It will be apparent that the club has the general appearance of the ordinary policemans club and can be used in the same manner as such club. The barrel 2 is unscrewed and a cartridge of any desired character inserted and the barrel is then screwed to the casing 9. g

, Assuming now that the user desires to use the club as a firearm this can be accomplished without releasing his grip from the club since by sliding his finger over the boss 33 the trigger 26 will be cocked and by placing the finger in front of the trigger 26 the latter can be drawn rearwardly, thereby drawing with it the cocking sleeve 23. I

The cocking lever 28 is at this time in engagement with the shoulder 17 of the firing pin 16 so that the firing pin is moved rear wardly, thereby compressing the firing pin springf22. During this rearward movement, the cam 31 causes the cocking lever to move outwardly out of engagement with the shoulder 17, thereby releasing the firin pin,'-so.

that its spring 22 can impel the ring pin forwardly; The retracting spring 24 is also compressed during this rearward movement of the cocking sleeve, so that, when the trigger is released, the cocking sleeve will move forwardly into its normal or initial position. As the firing pin 16 moves forwardly, the firing pin cartridge contacting portion 19 will pass throu h the firing pin aperture 20 and cause the ring of the cartridge.

Thespring 21 serves as a safety spring by retracting the firing pin to a position wherein it is engaged by the cocking lever and is positively held from forward movement until the trigger is pulled all the way to the rear, where y disengaging the cooking lever which makes accidental dischaiigle impossible If the user drops the club the ing pin will not contact with the firing pin to fire it.

It will be apparent that all that the operator has to do to eflect the operative movement of the firing mechanism is to draw the trigger 26 rearwardly and the" cartridge will be automatically fired.

It will be apparent that the firing mechanism can be readily removed whenever desired by unscrewing the cap nut 11 and pushing the casing 9 through the forward P01131011 of the grasping handle 1, the trigger 26 passing beneath the band 36. My present invention discloses a double acting firing movement which is semi-automatic. When the operator draws the trigger rearwardly the cocking sleeve and cooking lever are moved rearwardly until the cocking lever is automatically released from the firing pin but riding up on the cam on the casing. The trigger is normally substantially flush with the outer periphery of the club but when the person who is grasping the club in one hand slides a finger rearwardly over the boss on. the trigger, the trigger is cocked and is retained in such position by the resilient cocking lever. I

The inner endof the gun barrel engages the rim of the cartridge when in assembled position so that thecartridge is retained in firing position. A cartridge may be of any desired or conventional type and the discharge from the cartridge may be of a solid, liquid or gaseous character.

The firing pin casing is provided with an abutment which, only for the purpose of illustration, is shown as a cap nut and between such abutment and the firing pin and the cooking member are disposed resilient means such as a firing pin spring'and a retracting spring to effect the forward movement of said firing pin and said cocking member.

As illustrated the club comprises sections, one section of which is provided with a gun barrel and in the other section firing mechanism is mounted, and'the parts are retained in assembled position by the engagement of the gun barrel with the casing of the firing mechanism.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful combined club and firearm which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and while I have, in the present instance, shown and described a preferred embodiment thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood, however, that this embodiment is susceptible of modification in various particulars without A & departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a policemans club having a slot, of a firing mechanism concealed within said club and having a tri ger disposed in said slot and provided with aIxoss which efiects cocking of the trigger when pressed by the holder of the club.

2. The combination with a olicemans club, of a firing mechanism withm said club and having a pivoted trigger which is rocked into cocked position by the holder of the club sliding a finger over the trigger.

3. In a combined club and firearm, a club, and a firing mechanism within it comprising a casing having a cam, a firing in slidable in said casing and havin a shoulder, a cock- 85 ing member,movable 'a ong said casing, a a cooking lever carried by said member andnormally engaging said shoulder, and engaging said cam on its movement in one direction to release said firing pin, a trigger pivoted to said cocking member, a sprin for said firing pin, and a retracting spring for said member. I k

4. In a combined club and firearm, a club, and a firing mechanism within it comprising 95 a casing having a cam, a firing pin slidable in said casing and havin a shoulder, a cocking member movable a ong said casing, a cooking lever carried by said member and normally engaging said shoulder, and engaging said cam on its movement in one direction to release said firing pin, a trig er pivoted to said member and substantiafiy concealed within the planes of said club, a spring for said firing pin, a retracting spring for said member, and a safety spring for said spring. pin to prevent the latter operating in case the club is dropped. 1 7 U 5. In a combined club and firearm, a club, and a firing mechanism within it comprising a casing having a cam, a firing pin slidable in said casing and having a shoulder, a cooking. 5 member movable along said casin a resilient cocking lever carried b sai member f and normally engaging sai shoulder, and engaging said cam on its movement inone direction to release said firing pin and reengaging with said shoulder on its movement in an opposite direction, a trigger pivoted to said member, a spring for said firing pin, and a retracting spring for said member.

6. In a combined'club and firearm, a sectional club, a firing'movem'ent in one section, and a gun barrel in the-other section detachably connected with said firing movement, said movement including a casin having a shoulder at one end, and a nut at t e opposite end of the casing to retain it in its section.

Z. In a combined club and firearm, a sectional club, a firing movement in one section,

and a gun barrel in the other section detachably connected with said firing movement, said movement including a casing haying a shoulder at one end, a nut atthe opposite end of the casing to-retain it in its section, and thong receiving means connected with said nut.

8. A double acting firing movement, comprising a casing provided with a cam and having an abutment at one end, a firing pm in said casing and rovided with a shoul der, a cocking mem er slidable along said casing, a cocking lever carried by said mem; ber, normally engaging said shoulder, and released by said cam from said shoulder on its rearward movement, a pivoted trigger to move rearwardly said member, a spring between said abutment and firing pin to efi'ect its forward movement, and a-spring between said abutment and member to move forward-' 1y said member.

9 A double acting firing movement, comprisinga casing provided with a cam and having an abutment at one end, a firing pin inssaid casing and provided with'a shoulder,

cocking member slidable along said casing, a cocking lever carried by said member, normally engaging said shoulder, and released bysaid cam from said shoulder on its rearward movement, a trigger pivoted to, said cocking member and adapted to move rearwardly said member, a spring between said abutment and firing pin to efiect its forward movement, a spring between said abutment and member to move forwardly said member, and a safety spring for said firing pin to prevent accidental operation of said firing pin.

10. A double acting firing movement, comprising a casing having an opening in one side, and a cam, a firing pin in said casing having a shoulder, a cocking member slidable along said casing, a cocking lever car ried by saidmember, extending into said opening to en age said firing pin shoulder and actuated %y said cam when moved in one direction to disengage it from said shoulder, a trigger pivoted to said cocking member and adapted to move said member in, one direction, and resilient means to move said member and firing pin in a direction opposite to that in which they are moved said trigger.

11. A double acting firing movement, comprising a casing having a chamber and a cam, and a firing pin opening at one end, a firing pin mounted in said chamber provided with a shoulder and having a reduced end to pass through said opening, a safety spring tending to prevent said reduced end passing through said opening, a cooking sleeve slidable on said casing, a cocking lever carried by said sleeve normally engaging said shoulder and released from said shoulder by said cam, a trlgger pivoted to said sleeve, a retracting sprin for said sleeve, and a to efiect the ring movement of said firing 12. A double acting firing movement,com-

prising a casing, a firing pin therein, a cock- 1 ing member, a trigger pivoted to said member, a cocking lever normally engaging said firing pin, means to release said mem from said pin to permit its firing movemen and means to effect the firing movement 0 said firing pin when it is released.

13. A double acting firing movement, comprising a casing, a firing pin in said casing, a cocking member slidable along said casin a trigger pivoted to and bodily movable wi said mem er, a cocking lever engaging said firing pin to move it in one direction and- 

